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As the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha approaches, Fatima Kharraz can’t seem to find the usual sense of celebration after drought-stricken Morocco urged people to forego the traditional sheep sacrifice this year.The rare call was made as the kingdom grapples with a seventh consecutive year’s of a dry spell that has caused livestock numbers to …

Morocco set for sheepless Eid as drought persistsThu, 05 Jun 2025 02:45:51 GMT Read More »

Four prominent opposition figures in Ivory Coast have been excluded from the final electoral list, officials announced on Wednesday, leaving them ineligible to contest presidential elections later this year.Tidjane Thiam, leader of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), was struck from the voter roll in April after a court ruling …

Four I.Coast opposition figures barred from October presidential voteWed, 04 Jun 2025 19:46:08 GMT Read More »

A week after floods flattened over 250 houses and killed at least 200 people in north-central Nigeria, aid is only just beginning to reach survivors of the disaster.The town of Mokwa, in Niger State, was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory on Thursday after overnight rains, with swathes of the town wiped …

Aid finally trickles in for Nigeria flood victimsWed, 04 Jun 2025 19:23:20 GMT Read More »

From infertility struggles to the shape of a woman’s body, award-winning filmmaker Aicha Macky tackles issues considered taboo in Niger’s conservative society.Even just being a woman in the film industry pushes boundaries — too many have given up largely because of “the heavy gaze of society”, the 43-year-old told AFP in an interview.Macky’s determination has …

Aicha Macky, Niger’s taboo-breaking filmmakerWed, 04 Jun 2025 09:23:42 GMT Read More »

Critically needed economic growth in Africa is being held back by high borrowing costs imposed by international lenders, with unpredictable US policy changes adding to the strain, the head of the G20 panel on the continent said.Seasoned politician and anti-apartheid activist Trevor Manuel chairs the panel of experts working on proposals to address issues affecting …

High-cost loans, Trump turmoil hurting Africa, says G20 panel chiefWed, 04 Jun 2025 04:49:23 GMT Read More »

Zimbabwe will cull dozens of elephants and distribute the meat for consumption to ease the ballooning population of the animals, its wildlife authority said Tuesday. The southern Africa country is home to the second-biggest elephant population in the world after Botswana.The cull at a vast private game reserve in the southeast would initially target 50 elephants, …

Zimbabwe to cull elephants and distribute meat to peopleWed, 04 Jun 2025 00:24:16 GMT Read More »

Flash flooding in north-central Nigeria last week killed more than 200 people, the Niger state humanitarian commissioner said Tuesday, while hundreds more remain missing and are feared dead.The town of Mokwa was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory Thursday from overnight rains, with more than 250 homes destroyed and swathes of the …

Nigeria flooding death toll jumps past 200Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:50:15 GMT Read More »

The international community must pressure Tanzania to investigate police officers accused of sexually torturing Kenyan and Ugandan activists last month, a rights coalition in Kenya said on Tuesday. Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire were detained in Tanzania’s business capital Dar es Salaam between May 19 and 23 when they attempted to attend the trial of opposition …

Tanzania faces call to investigate activists’ torture claimsTue, 03 Jun 2025 12:47:23 GMT Read More »

More than four million people have fled Sudan since the start of the conflict in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, calling the figure a “devastating milestone”.UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said that if the war continues, the outflow of people would threaten regional and global stability.Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

Four million people have fled Sudan since start of war: UNTue, 03 Jun 2025 12:43:52 GMT Read More »

International Criminal Court judges will hear the war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in September after the court Tuesday slapped down an appeal from his defence team.For the first time in ICC history, the so-called “confirmation of charges” hearing on September 9 will be held in absentia, with Kony still on the …

ICC hearing against fugitive warlord Kony to proceed in Sept: ICCTue, 03 Jun 2025 09:55:00 GMT Read More »